The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-18
JACKSON. MISS.
Decisions nv the supreme Court
"A Fire in the "Pew."

Decisions nv the supreme Court
"A Fire In the "Pew."
ESPECIAL To TIE APPEAL.I
JACKSON, Tenn, January l7-Tht
following cases were decided by In,
Supreme Court today:
by A,ncld, j.: l. G. Lea vs.. thu
State; convinced in four cases by tn,
Tate Circuit Court for selling liquo
without license. The error assignee
in each case was thst there was nc
proof of venue. This ant Of proof o
venue not being spec ii ally called
the tention of the court below, il
cannot bs urged here. Each of tn,
four cases affirmed.
Frank McNu,ty vs.. O. X. Walker
from the Clay OiIcnt Court, wherein
McNulty was sued for malicious pros o
cution. Reversed and remauded.
Willie trust and lie Solomon w
the State, convicted in the Lowndet
Circuit Court for retailing liquor with.
out license. Affirmed.
By Cooper, U. j.: Milton Bradford
VS.. the Stale, convicted of murder in
the Tunica Circuit Court and sent
enced to be hanged. Affirmed, and
the 23d OF February next fixed for the
execution.
r. L. Teasdale Va the State, con.
victed of unlawful retailing, in
Lowndes Circuit Court. Affirmed.
]. w. Eckford ct al. vs.. s. H Berg,
from Monroe Circuit Court Affirmed.
George P Werner ct al. vs. Mary V.
Werner, from Monroe Chancery Court.
This was bill by appellee for ali.
mony and to set aside q conveyance Of
property from Charles H. Werner to
geo. P. Werner. his brother, as being
fraudulent Affirmed to Geo. P. Yer
ner and reversed as to Charles II
Werner.
Charles III. Werner va. Mary V. Yer
ner from the same cou-t, involving
same questions as to fraudulent con.
veysnces as the last case. Reverse d,
BY Oampbell, ]: Lucy Whitfield We.
Ann Ward ct ST., from Monroe Circuit
Court; affirmed.
Same vs.. j. II. Marshall, Sheriff, et
al, from Monroe Chsncery Court; af.
firmed.
s. F. Hamblet vs. Celia E. Carr ct
al, from Yalobusha Chapcery Court;
affirmed.
r. NJ. Tindsll vs.. George Tindall ct
al, fro m Monroe Chsncsry Court; re-
versed and remauded.
WIN. Deans and wife vs.. W. H.
Robertson & Co. ct al, from Clay
UhanGery Ooutt; affirmed.
The civil case of Evans Forbes va. J.
P Withels still occupies the Circuit
Court.
PENITRNTIARY ON FIRE.
At 5 o'clock this afternoon a FIRE
broke out al the Penitentiary which
caused considerable excitement. The
wssnhOuse, frame building about
20x60 feet, come twenty feet from and
in the rear of the main eel building,
caught from a defective fue. The
Hope Fire Company No 3, composed
OF colored citizens, as usual was the
first engine on the ground and bad
two streams playing on the fire before
any other engines reached there.
The hook and ladder com.
pany got in the walls Just
ahead Of the Hope and mad
their ladders up for the use OF the
Hopes. Very soon after the alarm
there we're two steamers and two
hand engines playing on the fire with
some elk or eight streams, which soon
extinguished 1t Over 1910 people
assembled there. There are go con-
victs in the walls, most of whom were
locked up. Those outside worked Wig.
orously on the hand engines. Extra
precautions were taken TO prevent the
escape Of convicts while the crowd was
passing out.